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How Belfast became one of the UK's hottest tech hubs Belfast's technology sector is growing rapidly but start-ups are struggling to compete with larger businesses Belfast city centre Credit: Nigel Andrews/iStockphoto The Belfast docks were once home to a curious mixture of tourists visiting the site of the Titanic’s construction, dockworkers and start-up founders hoping to create the next billion-dollar business. Today, the tourist attractions are closed and you may only see a handful of entrepreneurs commuting along the River Lagan. A short stroll from the now-empty slipways where th...

The long-running saga over who will run the state-subsidised, startup-focused National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) has come to a conclusion with the award of a €17m, five-year contract to a consortium headed by Patrick Walsh’s Dogpatch Labs. The NDRC will give a minimum of 13 startups per year €100,000, workspace and access to further funding sources and established “mentor” entrepreneurs. As the figurehead of the NDRC consortium, Mr Walsh will receive a salary that’s “under six figures”, he said. Last year, the outgoing CEO of the NDRC, Ben Hurley, was paid €254,000, inc...